China uncovers bird-like dinosaur
(Reuters) Updated: 2007-06-13 21:11

A fossil of a Gigantoraptor is displayed
during a news conference in Beijing June 13, 2007. China has uncovered the
skeletal remains of a gigantic, surprisingly bird-like dinosaur, which has been
classed as a new species and genus. Eight metres long and standing at twice the
height of a man at the shoulder, the fossil of the feathered but flightless
Gigantoraptor erlianensis was found in the Erlian basin in Inner Mongolia,
researchers wrote in the latest issue of Nature. The researchers said the
dinosaur was discovered in April 2005. [Reuters]
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